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GovWell · 1 day ago

Data Operations Engineer

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry, Mid Level

$100K/yr - $125K/yr

2+ years exp

GovWell is a startup focused on improving government services through AI-powered platforms. The Data Operations Engineer will be responsible for customer data migrations and GIS onboarding, ensuring accurate and complete data is loaded into GovWell's platform while working closely with government teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)GovTechInformation TechnologySaaSSoftware

Responsibilities

Execute customer data migrations and GIS onboarding end-to-end, working directly with government staff to understand source systems, configure mappings and ingestion settings, run validations and dry-runs, and ensure accurate, complete data is loaded into GovWell

Own onboarding data quality and correctness by identifying gaps, inconsistencies, and edge cases in legacy data; making documented judgment calls within defined constraints, and preventing bad or unsafe data from entering production

Serve as the primary technical point of contact during onboarding, leading customer calls, clearly explaining data requirements and tradeoffs, and guiding agencies through the transition from legacy systems to GovWell with confidence

Operate and improve repeatable onboarding processes using internal tools, templates, and playbooks to reduce time-to-launch, minimize manual work, and ensure migrations and GIS ingestion become increasingly predictable as volume scales

Provide structured feedback to Product and Engineering teams by documenting recurring issues, unmet assumptions, and tooling gaps encountered during migrations, helping inform platform and process improvements without introducing one-off solutions

Qualification

Data migrationsSQL proficiencyData qualityETL/onboardingPythonAirflowPostgreSQLHexGraphQLTypeScriptAWSProcess-drivenExecution-orientedCommunication skills

Required

2–3+ years of hands-on experience in data operations, data migrations, ETL/onboarding, technical implementations, or a closely related role involving messy, real-world data

Strong SQL proficiency used in practice for data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting

Experience working directly with customer-provided data, including interpreting poorly documented schemas, resolving inconsistencies, and making tradeoffs to deliver usable outcomes

Strong data quality and validation instincts: able to identify risky data issues early, run effective QA, and prevent incorrect data from reaching production

Comfortable interfacing directly with non-technical stakeholders, clearly explaining technical constraints, requirements, and tradeoffs in calm, plain language

Highly reliable and execution-oriented: you take full ownership of migrations end-to-end, communicate proactively, and deliver on deadlines

Process-driven and disciplined: you follow playbooks, avoid one-off solutions, and contribute to making onboarding more repeatable as GovWell scales

Motivated by the real-world impact that clean, trusted data has on helping governments serve residents better